Jerry Wische JCC Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS 0931

Staff Only

Finding aid note: Forms part of the Houston Jewish History Archive. Stored off-site at the Library Service Center and requires 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Content Description

One box of administrative records, event materials, newsletters and news clippings, correspondence, and media document some activities undertaken by members of the Jewish Community Center from 1936 to 2021.

Dates

Creation: 1936 - 2021

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research without restriction.

Stored off-site at the Library Service Center and requires 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from the Jerry Wische JCC Collection must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library. The Woodson Research Center use policy is that researchers assume sole responsibility for any infringement of privacy, literary rights, copyrights, or other rights arising from their use of the archival materials. In addition to any restrictions placed by donors, certain kinds of archival materials are restricted for the life of the creator plus 50 years. These materials include, but are not limited to, student grades, transcripts, and any job applications or recommendations.

Biographical / Historical

Jerry Wische grew up in Hillside, New Jersey, where he attended Hebrew school at Temple Sinai. After spending a year attending Penn State in the School of Architecture, Wische transferred to the University of Pittsburgh in 1962. The university was across the street from WMHA, which became the JCC, where he got a job leading a group with the Pittsburgh Chapter of Young Judaea. Less than a year after starting, he was asked to be interim director after the previous director left.

After six years working at the Pittsburgh JCC, Wische moved to Houston after he was recruited to be assistant director of the Houston JCC by, then director, Hans Mayer. When Mayer stepped down in 1977 to lead the Jewish Federation, Wische became director.

Jerry Wische retired from the Houston JCC in 2010 after 38 years of service.

Extent

.50 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection is made up of one box containing administrative records, event materials, newsletters and news clippings, correspondence, and media from Jerry Wische's personal collection of Houston Jewish Community Center materials spanning from 1936-2021.

Arrangement

The materials in this collection have been arranged in five series as follows: Series I: Adminstrative Records; Series II: Correspondence; Series III: Newsletters; Series IV: Pamphlets; Series V: Addenda